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author = "Beckers, Albert"
Placental and Pituitary Growth Hormone Secretion During Pregnancy in Acromegalic Women
Author(s) :
Beckers, Albert
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Stevenaert, Achille
,
Foidart, Jean-Michel
,
Hennen, Georges
,
Frankenne, Francis
Description :
It is now well established that during the second half of normal pregnancy, the human placenta secretes its specific GH variant (placental GH) in increasing amounts up to delivery. During the same period, pituitary GH secretion is progressively suppressed. The present study was aimed at clarifying t...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
English
Tumeur neuroendocrine de la cavite nasale (esthesioneuroblastome). A propos d'un cas avec syndrome de Cushing paraneoplasique. Neuroendocrine tumor of the nasal cavity (esthesioneuroblastoma). Apropos of a case with paraneoplastic Cushing's syndrome
Description :
Presentation of a 48-y old woman who developed a neuroendocrine tumor of the nasal cavities. This lesion progressed rapidly despite an extensive resection and repeated chemotherapy. The patient refused radiotherapy. Before her death, 28 months later, she exhibited a paraneoplastic Cushing-like syndr...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Cyclical Cushing's disease and its successful control under sodium valproate.
Author(s) :
Beckers, Albert
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Stevenaert, Achille
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Pirens, G.
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Flandroy, P.
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Sulon, Joseph
,
Hennen, Georges
Description :
Several subgroups of Cushing's disease were recently described (anterior or intermediate lobe origin, hyper-or hypo-pulsatility of cortisol, presence or absence of response after GRH or TRH, cyclical Cushing's disease). We present here a detailed case report on a patient suffering from Cushing's dis...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
English
An unusual pituitary pathology
Author(s) :
Petrossians, Patrick
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Delvenne, Philippe
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Flandroy, P.
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Jopart, P.
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Stevenaert, Achille
,
Beckers, Albert
Description :
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
English
Le cas clinique du mois. Masse médiastinale antérieure chez une patiente acromégale. Clinical case of the month. Anterior mediastinal mass in a patient with acromegaly
Author(s) :
Laret, Vinciane
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Valdes Socin, Hernan Gonzalo
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Betea, Daniela
,
Radermecker, Marc
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Stevenaert, Achille
,
Beckers, Albert
Description :
The discovery of an anterior asymptomatic mediastinal mass with acromegaly creates a dilemma for the clinician. As acromegaly can be due to a pituitary tumor but also to an ectopic production of GHRH, the first diagnostic step consists of finding the etiology of the disease in order to use adequate ...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Hypopituitarisme consécutif aux atteintes cérébrales: le traumatisme cranien et l'hémorragie sous-arachnoidienne mis en cause. Traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage as a cause of hypopituitarism: a review
Author(s) :
Valdes Socin, Hernan Gonzalo
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Vroonen, Laurent
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Robe, Pierre
,
Martin, Didier
,
Beckers, Albert
Description :
Brain injuries namely traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) are relevant causes of acquired adult hypopituitarism, perhaps more prevalent than ever believed. TBI represent a major health problem with an annual incidence of 300 cases per 100.000. SAH affects six new cases ...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Le cancer medullaire de la thyroide ou, comment des marqueurs tumoraux et les outils de la genetique autorisent le deploiement de mesures preventives. Medullary thyroid cancer: how tumor markers and genetics determine preventive measures
Author(s) :
Meurisse, Nicolas
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Defechereux, Thierry
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Hamoir, Etienne
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Maweja, Sylvie
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Meurisse, Michel
,
Beckers, Albert
Description :
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) arises from parafollicular C cells secreting calcitonin. MTC occurs both as sporadic tumors and as part of specific inherited autosomal dominant syndromes in which point mutations within a discrete set of RET codons were described. Total thyroidectomy and aggressive ne...
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Acromégalie due à une sécrétion ectopique de GHRH par des tumeurs carcinoïdes bronchiques : Rapport de 2 cas
Description :
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Dosage de la 25-OH vitamine D: attention aux erreurs analytiques!
Author(s) :
Cavalier, Etienne
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Carlisi, Ignazia
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Delanaye, Pierre
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Beckers, Albert
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Souberbielle, Jean-Claude
Description :
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
French
Concepts actuels de l'hyperaldostéronisme primaire
Author(s) :
Vroonen, Laurent
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Krzesinski, Jean-Marie
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Hamoir, Etienne
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Maweja, Sylvie
,
Beckers, Albert
Description :
Repository :
ORBi (University of Liège)
Language(s) :
English